Edward N. Hurley

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Edward N. Hurley in the 1910s

Edward Nash Hurley (July 31, 1864 – November 14, 1933) was an American businessman and inventor who served as the second chairman of the Federal Trade Commission from July 1, 1916 to January 31, 1917.[1] He was of Irish descent.

Biography

Hurley was born in

U.S. Shipping Board.[3] In 1919, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the War Department for his work for the Shipping Board during World War I.[4]

He helped professor

T. G. Masaryk in a question of Czechoslovak legions and a foundation of a Czechoslovak state in 1918.[5]

Hurley's grave at Calvary Cemetery

In 1918 with Professor

Appalachian mountains.[6]

In 1926 he received the Laetare Medal and in 1933 he donated $200,000 to the University of Notre Dame for a new building for the college, which was named Hurley Hall.[7]

Death

He died in Chicago on November 14, 1933.[8] He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Evanston.[9]

Works

  • Banking and Credit in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1914.
  • Awakening of Business. Doubleday, Page. 1916.
  • The New Merchant Marine. Century. 1920.
  • The Bridge to France. Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott Company. 1927.

References

  1. ^ List of Commissioners, Chairwomen, and Chairmen of the Federal Trade Commission: 1915-2018 (as of November 2018).
  2. ^ a b Kerry, Temple. O'Hara Heirs: Business Education at Notre Dame 1921-1991. Notre Dame, Indiana 46556: College of Business Administration. p. 9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ Kerry, Temple. O'Hara Heirs: Business Education at Notre Dame 1921-1991. Notre Dame, Indiana 46556: College of Business Administration. p. 10.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ "Edward N. Hurley". Military Times. Sightline Media Group. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "The "Vagabonds" with E. N. Hurley and R. J. DeLoach on a Camping Trip, 1918 - The Henry Ford". www.thehenryford.org. The Henry Ford. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  6. ^ "Postcard views of Notre Dame". www.irishlegends.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2002.
  7. ^ "Hurley, Former Shipping Board Chairman, Dies". The Tampa Tribune. Chicago. Associated Press. November 15, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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